Major factions, organisations, and groups in <a href=“/gu-long”>Gu Long</a>‘s wuxia novels, organised by series.
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Chu Liuxiang Series
- Divine Water Palace 神水宫 — Ruled by Yin Ji (水母阴姬), a powerful female-only martial arts organisation
- Stone Goddess Cult — The following of Shi Guanyin (石观音) in the Great Desert
- Heavenly Net Gang 天网帮 — A criminal organisation
- Five Bachelors 五学士 — A group of scholars and martial artists
Lu Xiaofeng Series
- Flower-filled Tower 百花楼 — A powerful martial arts faction
- Ghost Manor 幽灵山庄 — A mysterious organisation of outcasts
Flying Daggers of Xiao Li
- Money Gang 金钱帮 — Led by Shangguan Jinhong (上官金虹), the most powerful criminal organisation of its era
- Mei’er Manor 梅花庵 — The site of the infamous Plum Manor Massacre
The Twin Peerless Scions
- Shifted Flowers Palace 移花宫 — A secluded palace ruled by Yao Yue (邀月) and Lian Xing (怜星), populated entirely by women
- Known for their deadly martial arts and ruthless discipline
- The palace’s martial arts are among the most formidable in the jianghu
- Evil Valley 恶人谷 — A refuge for the world’s most notorious villains, led by the “Ten Great Villains” (十大恶人)
- Despite its name, it houses both truly wicked individuals and those misunderstood by society
- Xiao Yuer was raised here
See also
- Gu Long — Author biography
- Gu Long characters — Complete character index
- Gu Long’s novels — Complete bibliography